"Inside Out" is a song by British singer and songwriter

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, released in November 1993 on

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as the third single from her first solo album, ''

What Silence Knows ''What Silence Knows'' is the debut solo album by English singer Shara Nelson, released in September 1993 on Cooltempo Records. It includes five singles which reached the UK Singles Chart: " Down That Road", " One Goodbye in Ten", " Inside Out", ...

'' (1993). In August 1994, it was re-released as part of a remix single with " Down That Road". A

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was produced to promote the single.

Critical reception

In his weekly UK chart commentary,

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wrote, "Easily the most outstanding track from her

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, "Inside Out" goes back to basics featuring just her voice accompanied by a pedal steel guitar, both swathed in echo as if playing in an empty hall. The result is the most heartbreakingly beautiful record you are likely to hear all year and tragically this may be as far as it gets." Upon the re-release of the single, a reviewer from ''

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'' said, "A re-release, so here's a re-run of our view: upside down, inside out, backwards, whatever; as long as you play this "electricoustic"

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you stay on the right side of programming." Andy Beevers from ''

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'' gave it four out of five and named it "one of the classiest tracks" on the album. He noted that it has been remixed for the single by

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, "who has fleshed out the sparse production of the original to create a lush

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soul shuffler". Beevers concluded with that "it should make hit number three." Jonathan Bernstein from ''

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'' felt that "all embellishments are jettisoned for the voice-and-guitar" track.

Track listings

* UK CD single # "Inside Out" (Album Mix) 3:24 # "Inside Out" (Rhythm Vocal Mix) 3:36 # "Inside Out" (Classic Club Mix) 7:04 # "Inside Out" (Underdog Mix) 6:08 * UK CD1 (1994 remix) # "Inside Out" (Album Mix) 3:28 # "Inside Out" (Orchestral Version) 4:16 # " Down That Road" (Def Classic Mix) 7:14 # "Inside Out" (Rhythm Vocal Version) 3:36 * UK CD2 (1994 remix) # "Inside Out" (Frankie Knuckles Classic Mix) 6:42 # "Down That Road" (Morales Edit) 3:36 # "One Goodbye in Ten" (7" Edit) 4:11 # "Uptight" (Delta House Of Funk Reconstruction) 5:59

Charts

Release history

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Inside Out (Shara Nelson Song) 1993 songs 1994 singles Cooltempo Records singles Shara Nelson songs Songs written by Shara Nelson